The plaza at Sea World in Shenzhen, China, is lined to with food outlets and stylish restaurants. Photo Credit: Accidental Travel Writer.

Sea World offers food, entertainment, and accommodation in a spectacular setting in Shenzhen's Shekou district.

Don't get confused with the SeaWorlds of Orlando, Florida; San Antonio, Texas; or San Diego, California, in the United States.

Nor with the Sea World of Australia's Gold Coast.

Shenzhen's Sea World (two words, not one) is NOT an amusement park in the typical sense of the world, and the last things you will find there are performing dolphins!

It is, rather, a massive outdoor food court, with dozens of food and beverage outlets and a few shops lining a 12,000 square metre plaza, where festivals and other events are often held.

Moored at the foot of the plaza is Minghua, a 168 metre long ship that has been turned into a hotel.

Food + Beverage

Most of the eateries and pubs at Sea World in Shenzhen, China, have outdoor seating. Photo Credit: Accidental Travel Writer.

Dozens of restaurants, cafes, coffee houses, bakeries, and bars line a plaza at Sea World in Shenzhen's Shekou District.

There are the typical chains that you find at food courts and shopping malls everywhere as well as independent eateries serving everything from regional Chinese cuisine to the cuisines of Japan, Korea, Mexico, Brazil - the list goes on.

Most of these food and beverage outlets have outdoor seating on the plaza.

As a city of migrants, Shenzhen has thousands of restaurants, cafes, and food stalls serving regional Chinese dishes from all over the country as well as the national cuisines of countries all over the world.